Abu Ja'far Asyinas (Arab: أبو جعفر أشناس) adalah seorang jenderal dari khalifah Abbasiyah al-Mu'tashim. Menurut ath-Tabari, ia dibeli oleh Abu Ishaq, kelak al-Mu'tashim, di Baghdad pada masa pemerintahan al-Ma'mun, bersama dengan Itakh al-Khazari dan Wasif.

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